Exhibit 31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION
I, Steven A. Davis, certify that:
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Bob Evans
Farms, Inc.; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report; |
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The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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designed such disclosure controls and procedures,
or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared; |
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designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting
to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles; |
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evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based
on such evaluation; and |
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disclosed in this report any change in the
registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the
registrants Board of Directors: |
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all significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and |
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: September 8, 2010
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/s/
Steven A. Davis |
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Steven A. Davis |
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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